Hawaii
state, United States
Also known as: Aloha State, Hawaii Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands
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A 3-year-old boy's death in Honolulu fireworks explosion raises toll to 4
• Jan. 6, 2025, 7:24 PM ET (AP)
Hideki Matsuyama has record-setting start to the PGA Tour season with victory at Kapalua
• Jan. 5, 2025, 10:00 PM ET (AP)
A deadly accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
• Jan. 3, 2025, 8:54 PM ET (AP)
Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20
• Jan. 1, 2025, 10:53 PM ET (AP)
Fumes in the cockpit prompts Hawaiian flight's return to Seattle
• Dec. 31, 2024, 5:18 PM ET (AP)
Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai‘i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 2,397 miles (3,857 km) from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5,293 miles (8,516 km) from Manila, in the Philippines, to the west. The capital is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu. Hawaii was characterized by Mark Twain as “the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean.” The name is thought to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of ...(100 of 6788 words)